Klepiลก Debuts with โขSparta Prague,โค Calls First Game a Dream Come True
Prague, Czech Republic – Veteran forwardโ Lukรกลก Klepiลก, 41, made his debut for Sparta Prague on Friday, contributing to โขa victory againstโ four-time champions League winner, Fรคrjestad BK. Klepiลก described โขplaying for Sparta as fulfilling โขa long-held ambition, adding another chapterโ to a distinguished career โspanning multiple โleagues.
The possibility arose partly due to theโ partnership between Sparta Prague andโ Klepiลก’s former club, โฃBรญlรญ Tygลi Liberec.โ While not the primary reason โfor signing,โข Klepiลกโฃ acknowledged the connection asโ “a nice โขbonus.” Hisโ inclusion in the fourth lineโฃ alongside Adam Raลกkaโฃ and Michal Vitouch signals a potential ongoing role with the team, according to coach Pavel Gross.
Despite his extensive experiance, Klepiลกโฃ admitted to pre-game nerves. “I am 41 years โold โคand โI have played something,โฃ but โI was nervous anyway. On fridayโค evening and before the โฃmatch,” heโข confessed. He also โexpressed initial concern โขabout matching the pace of โคFรคrjestad’s Swedish players, having โreviewed footage beforehand. “Iโ saw some โคclips at the meetingโค and I was quite nervous about the speed. But in the end it wasn’t that bad,” Klepiลก added.
The game โฃmarkedโ a winning โstart for Klepiลก in a Sparta jersey, and the club will โbe hoping for continued success as the season progresses.
